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CHAPTER XIX.
Continued.
' "As you please. Gilmer," replied the
gentleman whose powers of observation
were thus rudely aspersed; "but
my dullness has permitted me to notice
what marked attention Mr. Price
pays to Miss Marsh; and that is a subject
on which I have heard nobody
speak. Look at them now! By Jove,
he is putting a ring on her finger!"
"Wrong again," said Mr. Gilmer;
"he is taking one off."
I looked to the corner where Mr.
Price and Miss Marsh were standing
apart from the numerous small groups
Into which the assemblage was broken
up. The last speaker was right. To
my utter mystification I saw Mr. Price
withdraw a ring from one of the fingers
of Miss Marsh's left hand, a proceeding
against which she seemed to
protest. But my rival succeeded in
obtaining the ring, though apparently
? A !i' *L/\ ln/lr fnr
DOC WIIUUUI UUCUUlUg iw i?uj , ivi
he turned from him iu a chilling manner.
and. walking across the room,
Joined her sister.
What couLI this mean? It looked
like?nay. it must have been?a lover's
quarrel. And yet how strange! Surely
do lady, and least of all Constance
Marsh, would object to return to a
gentleman a ring which he no longer
desired her to wear; and it is equally |
certain no gentleman would be so un-gracious
as to press a lady to returu
a ring which she desired to retain.
I could make nothing of it, aud by
the blank looks of my uncle and his
companions I concluded they were
equally at u loss.
"What do you say to that. Truman?"
asked Mr. Mather, after a
pause.
"Nothing." answered uncle Sam. so
coldly that nobody cared to pursue
the subject further.
A minute or so afterwards our little
group broke up. Mr. Rosenberg and
Mr. O'Connor going over to Miss Kennedy
and Miss Juarrez, while uncle
Sain sought Miss Marsh, leaving me
With Mr. Gilmer aud Mr. Mather.
I watched my uucle very closely,
aud noticed that he questioned his
aister-in-law. She related something
to him; and. while she was speaking
her mood seemed compounded of vexation
and amusement, for at one mo nan*
ci.1, a-.tnid frnwn nnd stamu her
little loot impatiently, and at another
break out into a merry laugh. Uncle
Sam's face, at first serious, gradually
relaxed into a broad smile as he listened,
and indicated a man relieved of
Korne anxiety.
W hen he returned he asked me to
take a seat by my aunt. "She would
like to speak with you," he said, "and
now is a good opportunity; see, she is
alone. Go over there and sit down
i>y her"?a surprising request, for I !
knew that ray uncle had not exchanged j
a word wim hi> wife for ai least an
hour. However. 1 was only too I
pleased to obey itim; and for the next j
ten or fifteen minutes I enjoyed an !
Interesting chut with tuy amiable
young auu : which occupauoa, agreeable
as it was, was yet more agreeably
inter: upred by .Miss Marsh, who
cmne ami sat down by her sister.
"Come her, dear," said aunt Gertrude,
as sue made room for her sister
on the settee; "where have you ;
been aii this long time?"
' "Oh, hiding away front that horrid J
man," replied Miss Marsh in tones of j
unmistakable annoyance. Ilerface was :
tlnsitcd a ad her lips slightly parted, j
and she was fanning herself with a j
vigor suggestive 01' anger.
"Hush! here is a friend of Mr. Price," j
aid aunt Gertrude, looking at me. |
"Mo, not at ah." i asserted; "I know |
very little of itim. and don't desire to
know mor^."
'ihe sisters exchanged glances. "I
am glad of that for your sake." said
Miss Mar^h. "He bothers me dreadfully
whenever he comes here, anil today
he has made tue downright cross."
"How was that?" inquired aunt Gertrude.
"He. Ins a diamond," said Miss
Marsh?"a large, beautiful stone, 1 believe,
but I haven't properly looked at
it?which he is goiug to have set in
a ring for me. 1 told him plainly that
1 had all the jewelry 1 required, and
would orefer not to accept it; but he
wouldn't heed my refusal, and asked
me twenty times 10 lend hiin one of
my rings as a guide to the size of my
linger. 1'iuding 1 really wouldn't do
to. be caught bold of my baud unexpectedly.
and drew from my linger
lhat little dress ring set with seven
pearls which poor dear ma used to
wear."
Oh, hovv I would have gloried in golag
to the Rev. Mr. Evan Price, and
After de.naudiug and receiving hack
the ring he had taken from Miss
Marsh, administering a condign thrushlug
to -'hat relapsed humbug. But.
tach a course was not to l>e thought J
?f, for Mr. Price could have thrown j
me oat of the wiudow with the utmost !
ease.
"Never-niiud; i?? will return it to you, '
Connie." said my aunt.
**Xo doubt; and the other ring that j
I don't want with it. But I know
jvhat to do with it." added the youug j
lady, smiling. "Sam has promised to j
fcstuHal^
: >r I
ALTER BLOOMFIELD
bcbt Binnkb's soich.
return it for me. and he expects to
get a lot of fun out of it."
"What a pity it is that so well-looking
a gentleman as Mr. Price should
bestow his attentions where they are
not appreciated, especially when there
are so many young ladies here quite
unnoticed. Pauline Jackson has been ;
all the afternoon seeking an oppor- j
tunity to speak to him." remarked j
aunt Gertrude.
"Oh. help her to accomplish her |
wish for my sake. Gertie, there's a j
dear!" exclaimed Miss Marsh.
Mrs. Truman rose and crossed the
room to where Miss Jackson was |
standing alone toying with her fan.'
and at once entered into conversation 1
with that lady?a tail, handsome I
blonde of twenty or thereabouts, who
neutralized her natural advantages j
by nu air of conscious beauty.
"When I parted from you at the
door of my uncle's house iu London.'
I did not think it would be so long be- j
fore I should see you again. Constance,"'
I said, seizing my first opportunity
to speak with het alone.
"Xor I," replied Miss Marsh, looking
down.
"But It has been absolutely unavoidable;
I could not help myself." j
"Could you not have writtenV" she j
asked, suddenly turning her clear blue
eyes full upon me.
"Hardly," I urged; "at least uot in J
a way that would have presented mat-j
I ters fairly to you. Of course, you ,
[ heard of the trouble between my
| father and his brother?"
j "I heard there was some trouble j
! between them, and that all intercourse j
}
was broken off almost as soon as it i
had been renewed; but I have no idea
what it was about."
"I will gladly tell you the whole t
miserable story; but not now?it is too
long. Meanwhile, you think as well j
of me as ever, do you not?" I asked j
with great earnestness.
"I can't say, really. I am not quite
sure that I do."
"But you will when I have acquainted
you with my experiences. When
will you give me an opportunity to
do so?"
"These people will be gone by seven ;
o'clock, and then I will gladly attend ;
to anything you wish to say. My sister
tells me you are goiug to stay in i
your uncle's house for some time."
"Oh, thank you ever so much! Yes,
my uncle has kindly, invited me to
stay with him for a while. Look, i
here he comes."
"Yon are very quiet, Ernest," said .
uncle Sam, bustling up to me. "Do j
you wish your countrymen to lose their ;
reputation for gallantry? Come with ,
me and I will introduce you more;
particularly to some of the ladies." 1
"I think I would prefer to remain
here, thank you, uncle," I answered
quietly.
"Oh. you would, would you? Well, j
then. I'll stay with you;" and as he
tittered the words my uncle seated
himself at my side. "That tall dark
youug lady you see talkiug with Mrs.
Holliston is Miss Inez Juarrez, daughter
of a rich Paraguayan mine-owner
who was shot by the despot Lopez in
INTO: she enjoys a pension from the
Paraguayan Government, and owns i
a silver mine in her own right. That j
stout youug lady talking with Mr. 1
Roseuberg%is Miss Bertha Kallman. 1
heiress of the largest brewer iu Aineri
ca; her father's brewery uear Cincin- J
nati is like a small city. The lady ou j
the right of them, with your aunt and
Mr. Price, is Pauliua Jackson; her j
lather is a banker in Chicago. That
shrill-voiced little miss sitting next
to Mr. Thomas is Eily Kennedy,
daughter of Michael Kennedy the
Congressman."
"What sort of man is Mr. Rosenberg:" j
I asked, desiring to exhibit to Miss j
Marsh my indifference to all other
'adies.
"A stockbroker," answered uncle
Sam. "He is a German by birth, but
has lived In New York nearly all his
life. Without' exception, Rosenberg
is the sharpest fellow I have ever encountered.
My admiration for his
talents is unbounded. In matters of
business I approach him only with
extreme caution. Mather, Voorbees,
and Gilmer are also stockbrokers; they
operate together, but the combination
can't bold a candle to Rosy.
O'Connor edits the New York Moon
and Ellis Thomas lives at his ease on ,
an enormous property his father left j
him; he don't engage in any business.)
Mr. Stuyvesaut Wollaston is Profes- j
sor of Cosmogony at Harvard Uni- j
versify, and Mr. Wollaston lectures ou ,
Women's Rights."
"You have not told your nephew j
about Miss Cbristison," said Miss1
Marsh, smiling.
"Ah, hew stupid of me!" exclaimed
unele Sam: "I quite forgot her. Miss
Christison is a doctor of medicine, and
has practiced surgery in I don't know j
how many hospitals. By her skill;
she prolonged for several years the j
worthless life of a wealthy cautau- j
kerous astlimatlcal old maid, chief ,
pillar of the Women's Emancipation
League, who bequeathed her fifty
thousand dollar a year for so long as
she remains unmarried; should Miss
Christison marry, the money which
*
produces the income goes in bulk It
the League."
I looked at the lady spoken of. Sh?
was not more than thirty, ami her
face wore a quiet, thoughtful expression.
"You look sympathetic," observed my
uncle, who was watching me.
"Yes. I am sorry for her. The condition
imposed by the old lady is absurd,
and I am surprised -Miss Christison
accepted it, especially as she has
a profession and is clever in it."
"Would you have taken the money
on such terms. Con':" asked uncle
Sam maliciously.
"Don't ask riddles," said Miss Marsh,
rising. "See. our company are preparing
to leave."
"So they are." said uncle Sam. consulting
his watch; "1 did not think it
was so late. Con. my dear, oblige
me by assisting your sister to bid
these people farewell, and excuse me
to all inquirers. Ernest, it wants
but little more than an hour of our
dinner-time, and there is much you
must tell me before then. Come with
uie."
I followed my uncle out of the room
and up the staircase, and so on to the
roof of the house, which to my astonishment
I found was flat, and provided
with two bauboo rocking chairs,
a table, a hammock supported ou
polos, aud u ranv;is soreeu for protection
from the suu when necessary. It
was a beautifully clear evening, the
sky being one expanse of unbroken
blue, and the temperature not uncomfortably
warm. Though still quite
light, the electric lamps with which
the Brooklyn bridge is festooned were
already aglow, and showed like strings
of pearls stretched at great height
across the East River. I stood for
some moments contemplating this
sight and the great city generally, until
recalled to myself by a tap on my
shoulder. It was uncle Sam. and he
motioned me to a seat, at the same
time handing me a cigar. Having
lighted one for himself, he sank wearily
into a chair, placed his feet upon
the table, and said
"I want you to tell tue all you know
about those sequins."
CHAPTER XX.
THE OLD STORY. v
"This is worse than 1 feared. My
judgment has misled me; I was too
precipitate."
Such was the commeut of uncle
Sam on my story of the sequins. I
had told him without reserve, and as
accurately as I could, alljhat I had
read, heard, seen, and exi^rieneed lu
respect of those fatal coins. He listened
with deep attention, uttered the
words I have set down, and then fell
into a reverie in which he remained
so long that at last I reminded him
that we should soon be expected downstairs.
"Ernest," said my uncle, without
noticing my observation, "from what
you tell me I am now assured that
your father was robbed of a quarter
of a million sequins tive or ten days
before I left Holdenhurst; and I am
equally positive that the thief is none
other than that lying hypocrite Adams.
That I mentioned the legend of Roger
Trueman'g treasurer to your father
the eveuiDg 1 tirst saw you is true; and
I believe it is true that I again mentioned
it when 1 went with him
through the crypt a day or so later.
The statements of Adams that he provided
me with a lamp, that he afterwards
found me in the crypt and
spoke with me there, and yet later
knew me to spend the greater part of
a night in that place, are simply lies,
which 1 could disprove to his confusion
if only I had an opportunity to
cross-examine him. As I live, I swear
I have lteon in the crypt of Holdenhurst
Hall once, and once only, since
1 first set foot on this continent; and
then, as I have said, I was accompanied
by your father. Whether
Adams has confederates or not puzzles
me to decide. It is a great pity
that so much money should be lost to
your father. If only he had told ine
all that I have just learned from you,
we had stili been friends, and his sequins
might easily have been recovered;
now one is impossible, and the
other improbable."
"If Adams is indeed the thief," I
said, "it is clear that he has confederates.
IIow about the sequin which a
housemaid told my father she found
in your bedroom V"
"If Adams is the thief!" exclaimed
uncle s?am bitterly. "But, of course,"
he added, after a pause; "however
well you may think of me, you cannot
at present know positively, and of
your own knowledge, as I do, thai the
account of my doings supplied by that
rogue Adams is lies, lies, nothing
but lies. Why should that old man,
whom I have never offended, so glaringly
perjure himself in throwing suspicion
of a crime upon me if not to
shield himself? With regard to the
sequin in the bedroom, it was placed
there that it might be found and taken
to your father. O Ernest, your father's
want of acumen has played the
very nuisance with his affairs; his ]
patrimony alone has saved him from
starvation. If he were here, no man
would give a dollar for any service
lip could render. I must be growing
like him if by to morrow morning I
have not thought out some plan which
will checkmate a plot conceived and
worked by a senile Suffolk thief. Let 1
us talk no more of this matter tonight.
Follow me."
To be continued.
Man*/ Changei.
The man who starts into active bos!- j
ness with a beautiful nature and comes
out with great wealth seldom brings
the same nature with him.?Indianapolis
News.
The calendar nas no trouble in keep*
ing up to date.
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IN SOUTH CAROLINA
I
Occurrences of Interest In Various
Parts of the State.
1
i
Orphanage Meeting. i
Greenwood, Special.?The board of i
tiustees of the Connie Maxwell orphanage
held their annual meeting Monday
afternoon in the new office building at
the orphanage. The following members ]
01 the board were present: G. B. Bull i
of Charleston, president; Rev. C. P.
Ervin, D. D., of Landrums, secretary;
J. K. Durst of Greenwood, auditor; 1
Orlando Sheppard of Edgefield, A. G. 1
Ycungblood of Greenwood. Rev. G. H.
Burton of Troy, S. B. Ezell of Spartanburg,
Rev. D. W. Key, D. D., of Greenville,
W. M. Graham of Sumter, C. B.
Edwards of Darlington. Col. Joseph N.
Brown of Anderson, Col. J. J. Waters 1
of Rock Hill. Rev. R. N. Pratt of Columbia
and D. A. Williams of LancasTSo
nnlu nther mpmlier Of thfl
board, Col. W. H. Hunt, was in Spartanburg,
where, as special judge, he ia
holding an extra term of court. The
trustees heard with great interest and
pleasure the report of the superintendent,
Rev. A. T. Jamison. During the
past year seven new buildings have
been erected, consisting of barns, the
office, the E. P. McKissick library and
the Maxwell home, foreman's cottage !
and store room. A fact which was noted '
was that during the year $16,000 had '
been expended which had been con- j
tributed by Greenwood. This sum is i
distributed by J. K. Durst, $1,500; Ed- I
ward P. McKissick library, by Mrs.
McKissick in honor of the late E. P. |
McKissick, $3,000; the Maxwell home, ,
to be used* as a school building, and
now in course of completion, $10,000, j
and the rest of it in minor buildings.
Greenwood rallies to the support of her
pet institution.
A Cheese Factory.
Ten miles from Greenville in the
Eushy creek section there is in oper- j
alion a notably successful cheese factory.
The plant began operation last 1
- -
November, and with the exception 01
two days, has been running full time ;
for a period of eight months. C. J. El- !
lison, the master spirit of the enter- i
prise, is a successful breeder of Jersey
cattle, Berkshire hogs and White Leg- |
horn chickens. Ho is a hardworking ;
farmer, a man who has builded upon j
his native soil until now ue has an in- j
vestment that pays dividends as large !
as a bank or cotton mill. About a year
ago Mr. Ellison got interested in the J
cheese industry and getting together
four of his neighbors he organized the
Brushy creek cheese factory.
;
Palmetto Gleanings.
Paxville, Special.?On last Monday, j
the 4th, about two a.id a half milee j
from here, near the line of Sumter and ;
Clarendon, Warren Fillmore, colored, '
was shot and killed. Some time in the
afternoon Fillmore and his son-in-law, 1
Robert Stukes, quarreled and fought '
over a hog. About 5 o'clock p. m., not 1 1
far from the place where the quarrel '
occurred in the morning, Fillmore was !
shot in the back from ambush. The < 1
load was of buckshot and entered the 1
body from the lower edge of the left '
shoulder blade to the top of the skull, j |
Magistrate H. B. Bateman, acting ' J
coroner, held an inquest yesterday but j J
could reach no decision. They will i
meet again tomorrow. Stukes has not ' ^
been seen since about 9 o'clock that ( ^
night, when he was seen near Bethel j ^
Church, not far from the M. A. rail- ^
road.
Cld Firm Fails. ^
Lynchburg, Va., Special.?Joseph
Cohn's Sens, gents' furnishers, of this
city, filed a voluntary petition in bank- ]
ruptcy here. The assets scheduled are 1
$45,650.83, while the liabilities are t
placed at $44,725.75. The assets sehed- <
uled include the stock, which is val- | '
ued by petitioner at $52,000, and open ii
accounts amounting to $9,000. The firm 1
was one of the oldest in Lynchburg. (
Shows Large Seizures.
Spartanburg, Special.?The monthly
report of Chief Constable Fant for
June shows the largest seizures since
be has been in Spartanburg county. It
is as follows: Actual number of gallons
of liquor seized, 39^4; number of
dozen gallons of beer seized, 6%; number
of teams, 1; stills, 10; gallons of
beer destroyed, 20,700; number of convictions,
18: fines Imposed, $1,260; fines
paid, $560; on chaingang, 2; fermenters
destroyed, 111; ten doublers destroyed;
78% gallons of low wine, destroyed;
one music box valued at $375 was
seized.
Alleged Assault Compromised.
Darlington. Special.?An alleged attempted
criminal assault on a little 8year-old
mulatto child by a young negro
man aroused seme interest here.
The tiffair happened in town and the t
dusky youth was promptly arrested '
and locked up for a few hours. The
child was uninjured and Its mother accepted
a compromise. The accused v
was released tipon payment of a sum f
of money satisfactory to all parties t
' concerned. There was no excitement c
T tll - r*>Wiv''V %ii ,. -Ji.fi-.>'
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Good Rains and Warmer Weather Pr*
vailed.
The week ending 8 a. m. July 4,
had a mean temperature of eighty degrees,
which is practically normal.
The extremes were a minimum of 60
at Greenville on the first, and a maximum
of 97 at Blackville, Spartanburg,
and Yemasee on the 28th, 29th and
30th, respectively.
The sunshine was normal, or slightly
below; the relative humidity about
normal, and the winds light to fresh
and variable as to direction.
Showers occurred over the entire
State; they were heavy in the northern
counties and at places along the
coast, and they were fairly heavy to
^ght in all other sections; drought
continues in parts of Colleton, Greenwood,
Kershaw and Bamberg counties
and over very limited areas in a few
other counties, but generally the rainfall
was sufficient for the needs of all
crops, and in places the drought was
thoroughly relieved. The rainfall was
heaviest in Chesterfield and Marlboro
counties, where the amounts ranged
rrom tnree to nearly nve mcnes.
Damaging hail occurred in a few small
widely separated localities.
The general condition of all crops
is better than last week, and the
rains interfered but little with farmwork
except in the two counties
named above, and in parts of adjacent
counties. Field crops continue clean
and well cultivated.
In the droughty sections corn is
"firing" and turning yellow and is
tasseling low, but the crop as a whole
has improved; early corn is in the
silk and tassel stage and has been laid
by in good condition. Corn planted
on stubble lands has good stands.
Cotton is growing rapidly and fruiting
heavily, with some blooms noted
over the entire State; on sandy lands ,
the crop is fine and is as far advanced
as usual, but it is small and about
I
two weeks late on clay and red lands.
Soa Island cotton is doing well recently.
Tobacco curing has become general, j
In places the crop was damaged by I
hail; new and undesirable growth
has started in places after the recent
rains. The early rice crop has deterinruforl
cli'irhtlv rvtrin cr fn fho anor^lfv
of fresh water for harvest flooding,
but the crop is still fairly promising.
Peas sown on stubble lands and planted
with corn have good stands. Sweet
potato slips have been set out extensively
and are doing well. Pastures
and gardens improved where the rainfall
was sufficient, but are scant and
poor in the dry sections. Peach ship-'
ments continue heavy, but peaches are
scarce in many localities; berries are
plentiful. Melons are being marketed.?J.
W. Bauer, Section Director.
Clemson Cadets.
Clemson College.?The following are
appointed in the corps of Clemson carets
for the approaching session:
To be lieutenant and adjutant, Cadet
W. R. Mclver; to be lieutenant and
luartermaster, Cadet J. W. Ruff; to
be. sergeant major, Cadet A. M. Williams;
to be quartermaster sergeant,
L'auet 0. L. Derrick; to be color sergeant,
Cadet J. E. Johnson; to be chief
musician, Cadet L. P. Slattery; to be
irum major, Cadet W. A. C. DeLorme;
:o be captains, Cadets B. 0. Kennedy,
Ed. S. Barre, A. J. Speer, L. E. Boykin,
?. J. Lemmon, E. H. Jones, C. P. Belinger.
To be lieutenants, Cadets J. M. Jendns,
F. M. Routh, J. G. Parker, E. B.
Dibble, E. E. Porter, T. K. Elliot, R. L.
Link, W. S. Beaty, S. Sorcntrue, C. E.
Lathrope, F. E. Cope, G. B. Holland.
To be first sergeants, Cadets F. T.
Barton, I. W. Buil, W. A. Keenan, M.
\. Savage, J. A. Killian, B. H. Martin.
TV* coraoQnt Pir?Af\c W. Wilier.
Li. R. Hoyt, C. B. Abel, W. R. Smith,
CV. A. Sanders, J. M. Mess, A. G. Ellison,
S. P. Harper. J. C. Boesch, T. E.
?tokes, C. A. Grainger, W. P. White,
j. L. Johnson. W. D. Anderson, F. M.
Z>wight. P. S. Cromer, J. A. McKeown,
Z. W. Mack, J. C. Summers, C. Coles,
1. L. Woodruff, J. A. Gelzer, R. D.
Jraham, D. G. Adams, H. A. Phelps,
T L. Goodwin, H. W. Schumpert, S. F.
Xeid, J. A. Brice, L. G. Southard.
To be corporals. Cadets 0. McKinney,,
>. R. Perrin, L. S. Horton, C. E. Jones,
\V. P. Sloan, W. 0. Scott, F. M. Furick,
A. B. Taylor. F. M. Stephenson,
t. L. Scott, L. W. Perrin, D. S. Hollls,
3. V. Garrett. F. C. Bryant, A. H.
*.gnew, J. M. Symmes, P. J. Quattle>aum.
E. A. Crawford. G. D. Curtin, J.
?. Duckett. C. T. Pottinger, W. W.
IV'ebb, J. S. Darby, J. 0. Freeman, D.
.. Bryan. S. T. Zemp, J. B. Bailey, A.
!. "Heyward, W. A. Latimer. T. N.
Iristow, J. W. Shealy. J. W. McLen!on,
H. P. Moses, L. C. Boone, C. W.
Vannaraaker, J. P Carev.
Finding of Jury.
Florence, Special.?The body of
3airo Williams, the negro who was
aken from train No. 32 Thursday
ivening was found in a bay near
5cranton and Coroner Baldwin notiled
of the fact. The body was ridlled
with bullets and the coroner's
'erdict was in accordance with the
acts already stated. This may settle
he public mind as to what ha3 becme
of the negro.
. JU-.tv- ... . ^ tUl . .
Asparagus Salad.
Cook asparagus iu boiling salted
water until tender: drain and cool;
when cool cut off all the tender parts
in half-inch pieces, place them on lettuce
leaves and serve cold.
Vinalp-ette Sauce.
Throe" tablespoonfuls of oil, one
tablespoonful of vinegar, one teaspoonful
each of grated onion, chopped
parsley and capers, one saltspoonful
I each of salt and pepper, mix well and
pour over asparagus salad.
Souffle of Peaches.
Remove the kernels from half a
dn?f?n rino np.iehps :ind nrpss thromrh
a sieve; put what you have thus obtained
in a dish, adding one pound
powdered sugar and whites of two
eggs; beat for five minutes with egg
beater; then take whites of five eggs
and beat to a stiff froth; mix alt together
well; put on a dish and put in
a hot oven for five cr six minutes before
serving; sprinkle powdered sugar
on top; plums, bananas, apricots and *
other soft fruits can be served in the
same way; apple or other fruits to be
cooked and then pressed through a
sieve, and then treated like peaches.
Chicken Fie. .
Clean and cut up -your chicken;
cover with boiling water and stew
until tender; remove from the bones
and lay in bottom of dish; sprinkle
with salt and pepper; set the dish
where the chicken will keep warm.
Now for crust and broth. BrothFour
cups of water the chicken was
stewed in, one cup milk; thicken with
a tabiespoonful of butter and two of
flour blended together; when thick
and very hot pour over chicken, reserving
bone for gravy boat. Crust
?Two cups flour, two tablespoonfuls
baking powder sifted together three
times; rub in one tabiespoonful butter
and wet with cup of milk to which
one beaten egg has been added and a
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mile sail, tuvci lup vi uhmij^ uiou
with batter and bake in hot oven
fifteen minutes. This is simple but
very nice.
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Pot Roast of Boof.
Procure six pounds of tbe round of
beef, season with pepper and salt
and dredge thoroughly with flour;
melt one tablespoonful butter and one
tablespoonful beef dripping in a flatbottomed
iron kettle; add one medium
sized onion sliced and fry to a golden
brown; skim out the onion, put in the
meat and brown on all sides, adding
more butter when necessary; when
done add sufficient boiling water to
half cover the meat; then add one
small carrot and one small turnip
finely sliced, half a cup .shaved celery,
the browned onions, three whole
cloves, three whole allspice, six
peppercorns, one bay leaf, a grating
of nutmeg and one tablespoonful
mushroom catsup; simmer slowly for
six hours, turning the meat occasionally,
and adding more water if it
boils away too much; put the meat on
a hot platter, strain tbe liquor, skim
off the fat, thicken with flour and
serve in a separate dish.
Hints for, the
I Housekeeper,
Grass stains may be removed with
alcohol.
Green and white striped awnings
are most used for porches or windows.
Basswood furniture, stained mauve,
with silver handles and mountings, is
among the novelties offered for dainty
country house bedrooms.
Natural colored linen, adorned with
Mexican drawn work patterns, makes
exceedingly effective summer cushion
covers, and launders nicely.
Yf "! * miA on/1 nmono will nni?
ucic spate auu mtauo nui |/v?
mit, a pergola is ono of the most
effective lawn additions, and is in high
favor with fashionable folk.
For sweetbread outlets prepare as
for croquettes, adding a grating of
nutmeg to the seasoning. Form into
cutlets, crumb, egg and crumb again,
fry in boiling fat and serve with sauce
Bechamel.
Kerosene will take Iron rust and
fruit stains from almost every kind of
goods without injuring the fabric.
Wash the soiled spots in kerosene as
you would in water before any water
lias touched them.
A good housewife is equally familiar
with the flower garden and the flour
barrel. She prefers a yard of shrubbery
to a yard of satin; while her husband
is a sower of grain, she is a
sewer of garments; while he keeps his,
hoes bright she keeps the hose of the
whole family in order.
A good way to restore white silk
articles that have become yellow in
washing is to dip -them in tepid soft
water containing to each quart a
tablespoonful of ammonia water and
a few drops of blueing. Wring them
out, and if still yellow add a little more
blueing to the water until they are
fully restored. Hang in the shade to
dry partially and press with a hot iron
between folds of cotton while damp.
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